Monday, 19 August 2013

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Iranian army to launch large-scale military drill

Iranian army's Ground and Air forces will conduct large-scale asymmetric exercises under actual battle conditions in the Southeastern parts of the country in mid fall, Ground Force Commander Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan has declared.

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - "The Qamar-e Bani Hashem exercises will be staged in (the Iranian month of) Aban (October 23 to November 21) in three operational zones in the Southeastern parts of the country," Pourdastan told reporters in Tehran on Sunday.

"During Qamar-e Bani Hashem drills, actual asymmetric battlefields will be created and fought," he added.

The Iranian commander said that the Iranian Air Force will have an outstanding role, especially in providing logistical support for armored units, during the drills which is due to be staged by the Ground Forces.

Earlier this week, Commander of Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad Esmayeeli also announced that the Iranian Armed Forces are scheduled to stage massive wargames in October.

“A wargame in a vast area of the country will be held with the participation of forces from the Army, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), Basij (volunteer forces) and law enforcement forces in October,” Brigadier General Esmayeeli said Saturday.

Also, in July, Pourdastan announced that his armored brigades would stage massive wargames in Southeastern Iran in late October.

Pourdastan said he is proud of the results of the assessments made over the recent Beitol-Moghaddas 25 Wargames in the Central Isfahan province, saying that the exercises succeeded in achieving all its desired objectives.

“The Ground Force programs for the year 1392 (March 2013-March 2014) include more wargames, such as the drills of armored units in Southeastern Iran, followed by infantry exercises in the Western parts of the country and tank-patterns exercises,” he said.

“Alongside these drills, we aim to reinvigorate the training of our forces and meantime enhance the operational capacities of the Ground Force for confronting threats in asymmetric battles,” added the Ground Force commander.

The Iranian Ground Force conducted Beit ol-Moqaddas 25 in the general zone of Isfahan from May 20 to 24 in a bid to boost its units' military preparedness and exercise different asymmetric tactics.

Lieutenant Commander of Ground Force for Training General Hossein Shokouhi told FNA at the time that different army units, including air force, airborne, infantry, armored, cavalry, artillery, air-defense, drone, communications and logistical units participated in the wargames.

Shokouhi further noted that during the drills, the Iranian army tested its latest home-made weapons and equipment, including the newly unveiled Shaher sniper rifle, Neinava tactical vehicle, optimized Scorpion tanks, anti-chopper launchers, Fadak wireless radio and Akhgar machinegun.

Former Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Fereydoun Abbasi announced on Sunday that some 18,000 centrifuges have been installed across the country and are working.

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - "The number of centrifuges and its exact tally is presented by the IAEA inspectors in the organization's reports, but I can say that we have had over 17,000 centrifuges of the first generation type, over 10,000 of which are working and 7000 are ready to be launched," Abbasi said in a ceremony.

He further added 1,000 centrifuge machines have been installed and ready to be operated, and totally 18,000 centrifuges have been installed and are operating.

Former Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi assumed the responsibility of the AEOI in the ceremony.

Sayyed Nasrallah: Resistance Stronger Than Ever with Equipment and Fighters

Hizbullah held a central festival to commemorate the 7th anniversary of the Divine Victory, in celebrating the triumph of the Islamic Resistance in 2006 which defeated the vicious aggression "Israel" launched against Lebanon back then.

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Hizbullah Secretary General His Eminence Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah appeared via video-link on a giant to deliver his speech on the occasion.

Addressing thousands of Lebanese who arrived at Aita al-Shaab town in South Lebanon, near Palestinian borders, who took part in the celebration, Sayyed nasrallah thanked the people who arrived to Aita al-Shaab, amid such an atmosphere and circumstances, particularly in a town near the border with the usurping [Israeli] entity.

He expressed consolations to families of the martyrs and wished the injured soon recovery.

"We pray for the souls of the martyrs who were killed in the terrorist blast in the Dahiyeh to rest in peace, and wish the injured a soon recovery. We consolidate the families of the martyrs and all those who were harmed physically, emotionally and else. We highly appreciate the respect and patience of the Dahiyeh people, for bearing responsibility, being wise, and self-restrained," His Eminence expressed.

On Thursday, a terrorist explosion rocked Roweis area of the southern Suburb of Beirut, resulting in the martyrdom of 25 citizens, the injury of around 300 others in addition to major damage in buildings and cars.

Thanking all those who supported the Resistance and showed consolidation, Sayyed Nasrallah vehemently condemned the malicious attack and countries that remained silent on such murder and terrorism, stating "We condemn the silence of some countries regarding the explosion and coming days will prove their possible support and involvement in it."

Divine Victory Defeated "Israeli" Great Project

In the first part of his speech, Sayyed Nasrallah tackled the July victory memory. He emphasized the importance of the ceremony location noting "We held the celebration in the town of Aita, which overlooks occupied Palestine and enjoys the same scent, the same atmosphere."

The town of Aita, as expressed Sayyed Nasrallah, "stands as a symbol for all the towns in the south as well as the Dahiyeh. It is a symbol for all the towns that fought [the July 2006 aggression] for 33 days without withdrawing or being defeated. What happened in Aita during the July aggression represents the humane values and morals of the Resistance and its people."

Recalling the August 14 2006 Victory, Sayyed Nasrallah accentuated "The divine victory defeated the great "Israeli" project, and was a school to be taught in military schools. Today, we assure our adherence to the Resistance until the liberation of the rest of our occupied land, and preserving its sovereignty, land and sea. We adhere to the golden formula [Army-Resistance-People] and assure our determination to protect our people and country."

Sayyed Nasrallah reminded "During the war, we told the fighters in Aita they do not have to stay in the town as it is a bordering town [with Occupied Palestine] and no one would blame them for leaving it. But they refused and insisted on fighting until the last bullet and the last drop of blood."

His Eminence went on to say "The Resistance today is stronger than ever, and has more equipment and fighters than ever. I tell "Israel" that the era of military tourism inside the Lebanese territory and its waters has ended and will never return. We will cut the legs and heads of "Israeli" soldiers who will enter our land."

Sayyed Nasrallah proudly declared that the relation between the people and the Resistance is an emotional and moral relation."

Takfiri Group Responsible for Attack, Members Identified

Regarding the Dahiyeh terrorist attack, Sayyed Nasrallah stressed that as long as there is a side that refuses to surrender to the "Israeli" will and remains to resist, also embraces and supports the Resistance, it will remain to pay the price. He pointed out "Targeting the Dahiyeh and the supporters of the resistance is not something new," adding "The goal of the Roweis explosion was to kill civilians, it did not target a certain Hizbullah cadre, official, center or institution." The Resistance leader assured the assailant wanted to cause a major loss of lives among the civilians, with a bomb that weighs more than even 100 kilograms. Hizbullah Secretary General guaranteed the state as well as the Resistance will support the civilians who were harmed by the attack.

Moreover, Sayyed Nasrallah stated that during the past months, rockets were launched towards the Hermel, Baalbeck and al-Nabi Sheet regions [in the Bekaa region] and it is known who is behind these attacks. "Also, bombings also took place in Hermel, and rockets were launched towards Dahieh, the Yarze region and the last attack was yesterday's explosion. It is an armed group of Syria's opposition," he said.

Sayyed Nasrallah continued "The bombs targeted us in Hermel and Majdel Anjar, also rockets were launched against Dahiyeh and yesterday there was an explosion. Clearly the people are the target, but what did we do? We didn't have any hasty reaction or accuse anyone."

The Resistance leader underscored "You will not find anyone who loves the people of the Resistance more than Hizbullah."

Takfiri Groups Have No Religion, Beware Sectarian Strife

Sayyed Nasrallah said there are two theories on the party behind the explosion: First one is "Israel" and the second is terrorist and takfiri groups. But there is a third hypothesis which stipulates that another group has interfered to escalate tension with "Israel" and to provoke internal strife."

Launching an accusation based on information collected by the army's intelligence and Hizbullah, Sayyed Nasrallah said "One member of the group responsible for the explosion in Hermel's Majdal Anjar was arrested, and he revealed the names of the other members of the group and those who manage and finance them are very well known."

Furthermore, he believed that those who targeted Dahiyeh with rockets and planted the bomb in Bir al-Abed have become renowned. "Those are not spies for "Israel", so far this has not been proved yet. What is proven for sure is that they belong to distinct Takfiri groups." More on the issue, Sayyed Nasrallah uncovered that "The takfiri and terrorist groups work for "Israel", and that those who think the takfiri groups will only target Shiite areas are mistaken."

"Those groups target Sunnis, Shiites and Christians. They send suicide attackers to Sunni mosques and to churches also. If these attacks continue, Lebanon will be on the edge of the abyss," His Eminence warned. Sayyed Nasrallah stressed that people are required to cooperate with the State apparatuses in order to stop these incidents. He declared that the state needs to work in two stages: Take precautionary measures [which are not enough] and more importantly work to reveal, arrest, and get rid of the groups that are committing these attacks.

According to Sayyed Nasrallah, those behind the attacks are not Sunnis. Those people are takfiris who have no religion and are murderers. On this note, Sayyed Nasrallah warned that the people, especially who were affected on Thursday by the explosion, are requested to refrain from emotional and uncalculated reactions. "You must prevent dragging Lebanon into a civil war and stop sectarian incitement. The conflict should remain politically-oriented and should not become sectarian."

His Eminence assured that the takfiris have a destructive project for the region, as their sole plan is to kill with no differentiation between sects. "Killings and explosions will not affect our will-power and we will not fall in the strife trap. We are not a substitute for the state in defense or security, but if the state does not get you, we will."

Sayyed Nasrallah added "If you are punishing Hizbullah for its interference in Syria I will tell you that Takfiri groups are far more evil towards the Syrian people, not only the supporters of the regime but also the opponents."

Hence, on the Syrian level, Sayyed Nasrallah explained "We entered specific regions in Syria and when we fight, we fight with our values. We did not kill prisoners or civilians. Some of our fighters were martyred because we were avoiding killing civilians. On the contrary, the takfri groups kill and execute civilians and commit massacres."

"We only fought against Takfiri groups," Sayyed Nasrallah iterated. Addressing the media role, Sayyed Nasrallah questioned the low standards adopted by Arab media such as al-Arabiya and al-Jazeera, as these fabricate and report false news.

Additionally, Sayyed Nasrallah declared "You idiots, you should read our 30-year experience with "Israel" well. If we want to respond to the Dahiyeh explosion, we would double the number of fighters in Syria, from 1000 to 2000, and if they were 5000 they would become 10,000. If one day came and required that Hizbullah and I go to Syria we will do so."

Sayyed Nasrallah further said "No one should assume he would win a war if he starts it against us. We determine the battle, and just like we won all wars against "Israel", I tell you all that we will triumph in our battle against terrorist takfirsm. True it is that the battle will be costly, but less costly than we be slaughtered like ewes and await the coming of murderers into our own homes."

The Secretary General made it clear that Hezbollah had received weapons directly from Syria before and during the July war, pointing out that “a great part of the Resistance readiness in Lebanon was depending on the arms coming from Syria.”

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah revealed Wednesday that the two explosive devices which were detonated against the Zionist military force invading Lebanon in the Labbouneh southern town of Lebanon were of “deliberate operation.”

“The two bombed IEDs were new. They were not landmines of the Israeli army remains. The first has been exploded against the Special Israeli force. When the second force intervened, the second IED has been exploded,” Sayyed Nasrallah said.

“The second force has been fell and hit directly,” he stressed, noting that “the Israeli tried to undermine the incident, as well as some Lebanese. The story says that two Israeli divisions entered the Lebanese territory of Labbouneh. This area is in particular under the surveillance of the Resistance fighters and we had previous information stating that the Israelis will pass through it. Therefore, we planted IEDs and exploded them once they (the Zionist soldiers) came.”

During an exclusive interview with Al-Mayadeen TV Network broadcast live on Al-Manar Channel, in which he unfolded important facts of July war 2006 the Zionist entity launched on Lebanon, Sayyed Nasrallah pointed out that “Labbouneh violation by the Israeli occupation army was not the first. It is funny that after 65 years of experience with the Israelis, someone in Lebanon requests from the United Nations to deter Israeli.”

Hezbollah Secretary General declared that "We started recently to feel operational Israeli violations on the border, which might be targeting the Resistance and the people. The Labbouneh operation will not be the last, and we will not tolerate any land violations of our land. We will face them with the proper way at any time we know that the Israeli has entered our land. We will not accept those land violations. We will face the Israeli in any place he steps inside Lebanon. We won’t allow them to enter."

Fielding a question on “the silence of the Lebanese political ranks regarding the Zionist breaching of borders and UN resolution 1701, his eminence indicated that “it is not surprising, since some forces in Lebanon do not consider Israel an enemy,” describing the Lebanese President Michel Sleiman’s demand to file a complaint to the United Nations as “weak position.”

“We agree that the International community equalizes between the victim and the executioner and to condemn Israel and us. It is our right not to keep silent after any violation of our land, and those Israeli violations are operational and have operational targets which cannot be tolerated, he explained, stating that “the Israeli was surprised by the amount of leaked information, as it was clear.”

Sayyed Nasrallah highlighted that “they won’t “leave us alone” as long as the Resistance is holding on to the central cause of Ummah and committed to protect Lebanon and defend its sovereignty. The greatest problem of the US and the West, even of great part of the Arab regimes – with us is that we are Resistance movement in particular. The problem is not related to domestic affairs.”

He also revealed that “they were always offering to keep us armed in exchange for presenting a commitment – even if implicitly – to stay out of the Palestinian cause and the confrontation with the Israeli ambitions. The mediators were the US, the UK, France and others.”

Sayyed Nasrallah made it clear that the former vice-President of George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, presented a great offer to us through an American man of Lebanese descent which provides for recognizing us internationally, keeping weapons in our possession and delisting Hezbollah from the list of terror, under the condition that we give a verbal commitment in a closed room. We rejected that. We can’t dive anyone such a commitment.”

“What is the value of those weapons if they weren’t for defending a cause and a country?” he asked.

"When we chose this path, we agreed upon it unanimously and offered the elite of our martyrs. Therefore, this matter is non-negotiable. The real problem they consider is that we are Resistance and we determined to remain Resistance. It is a matter of faith and principle,” Sayyed Nasrallah went on to say.

July War Facts: Revealed for the First Time

Moreover, the Lebanese head of Resistance recalled that “After May 25, 2000, people celebrated the liberation achievement. And since the second day (i.e. May 26, 2000), we believed that we should get prepared for a war Israeli might launch against Lebanon,” noting that the Zionists agree that the Lebanese Resistance inflicted them a historic and strategic defeat in 2000, and that the Zionists suffer a historic retaliation towards Resistance in Lebanon.

Regarding the kidnapping operation on July 12, 2006, later dubbed “The Truthful Pledge”, Sayyed Nasrallah stated that “Upon kidnapping the two Israeli soldiers, we were ready for any kind of war. We were waiting for it and believing it had been delayed. The Resistance was neither confused nor worried, but had clear strategy battle, because it had been prepared deliberately.”

“During the 2006 July war, our main objective was to inflict the enemy the most possible amount of casualties. In some fields, we left this evaluation for brothers, who decided to steadfast till the last drop of their blood in Maroun al-Ras. However, In Aita Ash-Sha’b, there were a large number of brothers with whom we had lost contact and thought they had been martyred. When we knew they were still alive, Hajj Imad Moughnieh talked to me and I told him “not to oblige them to stay in place to fight. But the brothers made up their minds to survive there till the last minute,” he narrated.

“While in Bent Jbeil, the decision was to remain and fight till the end, and to prevent the Israeli from entering the town,” his eminence went on to say, reiterating that Hezbollah was preparing itself for several-month long war at least.

Moreover, Sayyed Nasrallah said that the rockets launched by Resistance the July war were of a little number regarding what we were possessing. From a field capability point of view, we were able to fire large number of rockets, but we were considering a long war which we didn’t want to end just because our stock might become out of rockets,” adding that effective communication between the central operation room and the subordinate operation rooms in towns and regions was one of the elements of power.

His eminence elaborated that during the war “a number of spy agents had been arrested and handed over to the Lebanese security agencies,” noting that one points of the Israeli failure in July war related to the information weakness, i.e. when the Zionists carried out a military landing at Dar al-Hikma hospital in Baalbeck.

“I assure you that the two Israeli hostages hadn’t been taken to Baalbeck, thus the Israeli givens were wrong,” he told the interviewer, Ghassan Bin Jeddo.

Sayyed Nasrallah expressed beliefs that Beirut had been safeguarded through Resistance and not by the political decision:

“The Israeli does not care about any political pressure. Thus we put the “Dahiyeh for Tel Aviv” equation. We had the ability then to bomb Tel Aviv. If the Israeli had continued the war in the same way, we would have destroyed hundreds of tanks.”

Syria Offered Unlimited Weapons Stockpile for Hezbollah

Turning to Hezbollah arsenal during 2006 war, Sayyed Nasrallah stressed: “We were assured that any Israeli tank, which would be facing the Kornet missiles, would be destroyed. Striking the Israeli warship was one of the surprises which we prepared for the Israelis. Hitting it during July war was a very complicated process.”

“It was possible then that I finished my telephone message before launching the rocket at the warship,” he added.

Answering a question on the destroyed building in Dahiyeh during the war, his eminence said that many of those were not rooming Hezbollah centers or leaders, but the random destruction might hurt us. The logic says that we, as Hezbollah leaders, not to gather in one place.”

The Secretary General made it clear that Hezbollah had received weapons directly from Syria before and during the July war, pointing out that “a great part of the Resistance readiness in Lebanon was depending on the arms coming from Syria.”

“Many of the weapons we used were Syrian-made. Since the beginning of July war, the Syrian army warehouse was open for the Lebanese Resistance.”

“We received our Kornet from Syria. We took more weapons for spare assuming that the war will drag on,” he added.

Sayyed Nasrallah also revealed that President Bashar al-Assad had expressed his readiness to get involved in the war against the Zionist entity.

“He (President Assad) was believing that the attack is regional and international against the Resistance, along with an internal conspiracy, and that had the Resistance been eliminated, the battle will drag to Syria,” the Sayyed said, explaining that the Zionist units were supposed to continue their path from Hassbaya towards al-Masna’ and Damascus, where the Syrian leadership was considering the deployment of a Syrian force to Hassbaya to fight the Zionist units.

“I told Assad then that our position is excellent and we are heading towards the victory, and that the Israelis will fail in achieving their goals. I’m not worried and I don’t think that Damascus is in danger. Therefore, I call for patience. We don’t want a regional war to be erupted in our region and we are able to win in this battle,” his eminence said.

“We didn’t receive weapons from Iran during the July war because we didn’t need them,” he declared.

Post July War Negotiations

Turning on to the negotiations that took place after the July war, Sayyed Nasrallah said:“I wouldn’t authorize Fuad al-Siniora because he wasn’t trustworthy in this issue, and the battle of political negotiation took place against Siniora and his political bloc before taking place against the American and the European actors. If we had given them our necks, they would have beheaded us.”

Fielding a question on disarming the Resistance, his eminence stated that the main focus was on Resistance arms and that the main concern of March 14 bloc is to get rid of those weapons, underlying that “March 14 stance was clear during the July war, but when we entered the government, the Prime Minister and his allies adopted the goals of others that were prevailing during the war.

“During the July war, this bloc had called us and demanded many conditions including the disarmament the approval on a multinational force to be deployed along the borders with Palestine and Syria, in addition to handing the two hostages over. But we rejected that,” Sayyed Nasrallah further elaborated.

“We didn’t feel during the war that we have a Premier or another political party that has even a humanitarian sympathy towards us,” he went on to say, adding that: “Siniora was the one who postponed the solution at the last days of the war. The government should file its decision of approval on 1701, but this had been delayed for two or three days.”

“There were Arab countries involved in the July war, and March 14 bloc was employing it to eliminate the Resistance. For this reason it kept on with this project, and still keeping on with it. I we had a loyal government, we would ended the war under Lebanon’s conditions, but the political battle was from the inside,” Sayyed Nasrallah continued.

As for Hezbollah main ally, the Free Patriotic movement, the Secretary General said that he wasn’t surprised by the stance of its leader, MP Gen. Michel Aoun, because both were tackling the same issues prior to July war.

“Gen. Aoun stance was historic. He had made up his choices alone,” the Sayyed said.

No Government to Be Formed without Hezbollah

Touching to the new Lebanese cabinet, Sayyed Nasrallah unfolded that when PM-designate Tammam Salam was appointed to form the government, he set conditions or conditions were set against him.

“He (Salam) said: I don’t want partisans, parliamentarian candidates or provocative figures, and that he wants rotation in portfolios. This means that doesn’t want to form a cabinet. All what we have said is that we want a national unity government in which all parliamentary blocs are represented according to its masses,” Sayyed Nasrallah made clear.

He also gave notice that the Americans and the Saudis don’t want Hezbollah to join the government, and don’t want the bloc – which we are part of – to enjoy a real partnership in the government.

He also gave notice that the Americans and the Saudis don’t want Hezbollah to join the government, and don’t want the bloc – which we are part of – to enjoy a real partnership in the government.

Talks on Neutral Government Hypocrisy

Nevertheless, Sayyed Nasrallah lashed out at talks on forming a neutral government, asking: “Where the neutrals in Lebanon are?”

“There is none,” he replied, adding that “a technocrat and neutral candidate does not exist in Lebanon. Talking about a government of neutrals is hypocrisy. The country’s situation requires a real national unity government. Hence we are still supporting Salam as a Prime Minister.”

Commenting on the Lebanese President Michel Sleiman quotes stating that a one-party cabinet was formed previously without any problems, his eminence said that this view is mistaken.

“When care taker Prime Minister was designated to form the cabinet, the majority who named him approved on the participation of the other party. Mikati then took his time to negotiate,” he explained.

“They will be sinning against this country if they form a fait accompli government, for they will be cancelling the half of the state,” Sayyed Nasrallah said, noting that “Our allies will not participate without us, and we will not do so without them.”

Answering a question whether he expects that Sleiman will ink a fait accompli cabinet, his eminence expressed beliefs that the former might do it, particularly after his latest speeches.

As for accusing Hezbollah of launching the rocket attack on Al-Yarzeh in retaliation against Sleiman’s position, the Sayyed described it as “ridiculous,” indicating that Saudi Arabia practices hostility against Hezbollah in everything.

In the meantime, Hezbollah Secretary General stressed that “Hezbollah hasn’t kidnapped the two Turkish pilots, and had no idea about the operation.

“Hezbollah does not accept it,” he said.

His eminence also underlined that “Hezbollah has nothing to do with releasing prisoners from Egypt jails.

“Today, we are very sorry for what is happening in Egypt and are concerned about it. We always hope that things will get resolved through dialogue and understanding,” Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah said.

Secretary General of Hezbollah didn’t forget to praise the people of Resistance for being one of its victory factors.

“If it weren't for their sacrifices, the resistance wouldn't keep on.”

At the end of the interview, His eminence reminded the foe, and the friend as well, that time of defeats has gone despite all the ongoing events in the region.

“This period will be crossed safely,” he said.

“Despite everything, I confirm that the Resistance is stronger than ever, and stronger than it was during the 33-day war,” leader of the Lebanese Resistance of Hezbollah, Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah, concluded.

How Did Syrian "Comrades in Arms" Contribute to Hezbollah 2006 Victory?

Mohamed Salami

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - July 12th of 2006 marked the beginning of the international war against Hezbollah and all the axis of resistance which also includes Iran, Syria, and the Palestinian resistance factions who altogether faced the singling out plot by a collective confront. Syria, accordingly, considered itself as directly targeted by the Israeli war and decided to be Hezbollah full partner in encountering the global aggression.

Syria has been fiercely clashing with the Zionist project in the Middle East and baldly backing the Arab resistance since decades, so its support to Hezbollah was not recent. During July’s War, Syria embraced Hezbollah military repulsion to the Israeli barbarity and baffled all the Western pressures.

Since the beginning of the war, the U.S. and the EU states with all their allies asked Syria to abandon Hezbollah, block the Lebanese-Syrian borders, and halt supplying arms to the resistance.

Academic Instructor and Strategic Expert General Amin Hotait stated that the U.S., the EU states, and the pro-American international organizations exploited the actions of the International Tribunal for Lebanon at that time to provoke the Syrian government and imposed economic sanctions as well as a political siege to overpressure the Syrian side. “In this context, the Syrian banks and Airlines were boycott. Hundreds of media outlets also shared the international propaganda against Syria and Hezbollah. In addition, the American congress started waving Syria accountability law and human rights as well as minorities rights files were moved on the international political arena against the Syrian government. Syria responded to these pressures by sticking to its principles of supporting Hezbollah and all the factions of the Arab resistance against the Israeli enemy. In other words, the Syrian side kept on providing Hezbollah with game-changing weapons and on forming the political shield that protects the resistance from all the arrows of antagonism and betrayal.”

Syria also played an influential political role by lashing out the quitter stance of most of the Arab countries which supported the Israeli aggression against an Arab country and accused Hezbollah of being a “gambler.” Syrian President Bashar Assad harshly belittled the Arab leaders and described them as “cowards.”

General Hotait clarified that the supporting political stances help the fighters morally in the battlefield so that they do not feel besieged. “Here lies the importance of the Syrian political stance during July's war with respect to Hezbollah and his fighters.”

This moral support to Hezbollah fighters was also complemented by a direct military support. Syria has provided Hezbollah with game-changing weapons as its territories were either the source or the transit stage of all such weapons. So, it provided or passed to Hezbollah land-land, land-sea, anti-tank missiles and other military equipments.

"Syria is a big problem for the Americans and Israelis because Syria is the real supporter for the resistance and especially at the military level. Syria was not only a passageway for the resistance, but also a real military supporter of the resistance. For example, the most important missiles that fell on Haifa and central Israel were Syrian-made missiles," Sayyed Nasrallah said in a speech marking the sixth anniversary of July 2006 victory.

"The most important weapons we fought with during July war were from Syria," his eminence announced.

Commenting on the strategic role of the Syrian martyr officers, Strategic Expert General Elias Hanna considered that the military coordination between Hezbollah and the Syrian army needs such great figures to form a military structure that ensures exchanging data, maneuvers, funding, training, security coordination, and mutual support.

Syria also indirectly helped Hezbollah in the battlefield through the readiness of the Syrian army during the war to face any Israeli serious escalation. Syrian President Bashar Assad offered Hezbollah a direct military intervention to repel the Israeli warfare. Syria, also, threatened of directly intervening to confront any Israeli invasion on the eastern-northern borders. This threat led to constricting the Israeli arrogance and indirectly enabled Hezbollah to achieve its victory as it prevented isolating the resistance and protected its depth on the Syria territories.

General Elias Hanna asserted that Syria views any Israeli invasion on the eastern-northern borders (Bekaa) as a direct threat for its national security; this illustrates its clear threat of a direct intervention in the war.

"Ain Zhalta battle after 1982 Israeli invasion reflected the serious Syrian stance against any military initiative against its borders with Lebanon due to the strategic position with respect to the Syrian capital," he explained.

Syria further challenged a direct military threat when the American President George Bush called on the Israeli government to strike Syria during the war. General Amin Hotait asserted that Bush intended to destroy the Syrian army because it is the only remaining Arab military that poses danger to the Zionist entity.

"The Egyptian army was deactivated after Camp David agreement, the Iraqi Army was destroyed in 2003 when the Americans invaded Iraq, and the Lebanese army suffers from weakness and ammunition shortage, so the Syrian army was targeted by the Americans, yet the Syrian military readiness to thwart any Israeli insane step as well as Hezbollah steadfastness on the Lebanese-Palestinian borders prevented this move," General Hotait added.

General Amin Hotait explained that the Zionist military creed is based on the concept of progressive gains; if not interrupted, it moves on to reach as more gains as possible.

"In 1982, the Zionist plan was reaching Awali River to expel the Palestinian resistance from south Lebanon within 10 days, yet when the Israeli army ended its mission within 3 days, it moved to Beirut and expelled the Palestinian resistance and committed horrible massacres in the Lebanese capital."

Syria's support to Hezbollah was exemplified also on the social and humanitarian levels as it received around 250,000 Lebanese who were displaced due to the war and provided them with all their basic needs. This Syrian solidarity move diminished the displaced load that overburdened Lebanon during the war.

It was a complete partnership that contributed to the Divine Victory in 2006 War.

Hezbollah Secretary General Nasrallah to make key speeches on '06 war occasion

Secretary general of Hezbollah resistance movement, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah is going to make two speeches on the occasion of group's victory against Israel 2006 aggression on Lebanon.

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Secretary general of Hezbollah resistance movement, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah is going to make two speeches on the occasion of group's victory against Israel 2006 aggression on Lebanon.

His will be first delivering a televised speech in Lebanese capital Beirut on Wednesday, which is going to be broadcasted by al-Mayadeen TV 09:00 AM (local time).

He will have a second speech at 17:00 PM (local time) during a ceremony to commemorate Hezbollah’s victory against Israel in the 33-day war in 2006.

The ceremony is going to be held in the town of Aita al Shaab in south of Lebanon.

The Tel Aviv regime launched two wars on Lebanon in 2000 and 2006. About 1,200 Lebanese, most of them civilians, were killed in the 33-Day War of 2006.

On both occasions, however, Hezbollah fighters defeated the Israeli forces and Tel Aviv was forced to retreat without achieving any of its objectives.

As Indonesia’s global reputation as a model for Muslim democracy deteriorates due to rising intolerance, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono made his strongest remark in his state-of-the-nation address on Friday to defend the minorities.

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - As Indonesia’s global reputation as a model for Muslim democracy deteriorates due to rising intolerance, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono made his strongest remark in his state-of-the-nation address on Friday to defend the minorities.

The President, however, stopped short of mentioning the plight of Shia and Ahmadiyah followers in facing religious persecution. “I would like to remind the people that the state fully guarantees the existence of individual or minority groups,” Yudhoyono said in his speech, which was delivered to commemorate the 68th anniversary of independence at the House of Representatives.

“We cannot justify imposition of belief by the any religious group on a minority, especially by using threats, intimidation and violence,” he said, adding that every citizen should uphold the Constitution that guarantees freedom of religion.

Indonesia, he said, is a pluralistic country and the people should take it as a blessing in order to be able to manage it. “We have to prevent communal clashes and violence, which may disrupt peace in our society as well as our national unity,” he said.

He acknowledged that cases of intolerance still occurred and should be addressed, but that did not mean that Indonesia was no longer a tolerant country. He went on to cite a number of Indonesia’s achievements in boosting its standing as a champion of pluralism by initiating dialog among different faiths and civilizations.

“Since 2004, Indonesia has become the initiator of such dialogues in Asia and the Pacific, as well as within the framework of the Asia Europe Meeting or ASEM,” he said. “Indonesia also supported the formation of the Alliance of Civilizations at the United Nations.”

The President’s remark came amid mounting criticism against his administration for failing to stem the rising cases of intolerance. Incidents of religious intolerance have increased steadily in the last four years, as reported by the Wahid Institute, which promotes pluralism and peaceful Islam. The report showed the number of religious intolerance cases in 2012 stood at 274, up from 267 in 2011. In 2010, the institute recorded 184 cases and 121 cases in 2009.

Only recently, Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali drew public outrage following reports that he allegedly condoned the forced conversion of Shia followers, who fled their villages in fear of persecution from their Sunni neighbors. In his defense, the minister said the government was only supporting a “reconciliation program” aimed at “enlightening” the Shia followers to allow peaceful coexistence.

Several Shia members decided to renounce their faith and return home in Sampang, East Java, while others, who have been living in a camp in Sidoarjo in the past year, refused to do so and remain in limbo until now.

Human rights activists criticized the President’s speech and accused him of being out of touch with the reality of Indonesia. “The speech was made without considering the facts and reality that occurred in Indonesia,” Choirul Anam of Human Rights Working Group (HRWG) said, calling the speech “apologetic”.

“Yudhoyono forgot that he failed to ensure all state officials to respect religious freedom which was shown by numerous discriminative policies across the country.”

Yudhoyono also touched the issues of separatism in Papua and Aceh, saying the two remained an integral part of Indonesia. He also called on the Indonesian people to ensure that the elections run peacefully through a free and fair process.

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Malaysia: Sunnis advised against marrying Shia Muslim followers

Perlis Mufti Datuk Dr Juanda Jaya advised Sunni Muslims in the country against marrying a Shiite followers to protect the harmony of Muslims in the country who are followers of the Sunah Wal Jamaah.

KUCHING, Malaysia (Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Perlis Mufti Datuk Dr Juanda Jaya advised Sunni Muslims in the country against marrying a Shiite followers to protect the harmony of Muslims in the country who are followers of the Sunah Wal Jamaah.

He claimed the advice was made to avoid conflict in a marriage should the couple wanted to get a divorce.

The Perlis Fatwa (Edict) Committee, he said, had issued a prohibition against Muslims marrying a Shia and the decision had been endorsed by the Perlis Islamic Religion and Malay Customs Council in November last year.

The prohibition was made to avoid conflict in a marriage should the couple want to get a divorce, he told a media conference. He referred to a case at the Perlis Syariah Court involving a woman seeking a divorce from her husband, a staunch Shia follower.

On measures to prevent the spread of the Shia teachings, Juanda said Perlis did not accept students from countries which practised the Shia teachings.

Mohammed al-Zawahri, ringleader of a Salafist group, was detained at a checkpoint in Giza, the third largest city in Egypt and the city across the Nile from Cairo.

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Egypt’s security guards have arrested brother of the al-Qaeda ringleader Ayman al-Zawahri on the west bank of the Nile.

Mohammed al-Zawahri, ringleader of a Salafist group, was detained at a checkpoint in Giza, the third largest city in Egypt and the city across the Nile from Cairo.

Mohammed al-Zawahri's group espouses a hardline ideology but was not clandestine prior to the military takeover on July 3.

He was allied with ousted President Mohamed Morsi, whose supporters are now taking to the streets to protest the killings of its supporters in a security crackdown last week.

The Egyptian official news agency, MENA, confirmed the arrest of al-Qaeda ringleader’s brother.

Authorities said earlier that Mohammed al-Zawahri had commanded fighters in Sinai Peninsula.

He was detained as part of a roundup of more than 1,000 hardliners in the country. The roundup, announced by the authorities, was conducted after Friday's protests.

Mohammed al-Zawahiri had been seen in Cairo in January at protests outside the French Embassy by hundreds of Salafists against the French military campaign in Mali.

Tension has intensified in Egypt since July 3, when army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi removed Morsi from office, suspended the constitution and dissolved the parliament.

Syria army seizes arms smugglers near Qusayr

Syrian army has seized a large pack of arms in Rif al-Qusayr, along Syria’s borders with Lebanon, as a group of militants were trying to smuggle it.

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Syrian army has seized a large pack of arms in Rif al-Qusayr, along Syria’s borders with Lebanon, as a group of militants were trying to smuggle it.

The weapons were seized from a group of smugglers trying to infiltrate from Lebanon, but they were captured by army soldiers who were patrolling along the borders.

There was no information about amount of the arms.

Following Qusayr victory which freed the strategic town from a long occupation of terrorists and anti-Syria militants, the army has been keeping a strong presence to block one of the main supply routes used by militants to smuggle arms and forces.

Lebanon-Syria borders are completely under control of the army but there are still occasional infiltration attempts by foreign-backed militants which are usually discovered and foiled by the army.

After Qusayr, the northern province of Aleppo has turned to a main bastion for anti-Syria militants with thousands of them occupying several towns in north of the province and getting backup from Turkey borders.

The condition in Aleppo is reported to be grave with people of villages and small towns being captive to the Takfiri militants who use them as human shields against the Syrian army.

The national Syrian army started an all-out operation in Aleppo in June, but they had to limit their operations due to presence of civilians besieged in several towns under Takfiris’ occupation.

The war in Syria started in March 2011, when pro-reform protests turned into a massive insurgency following the intervention of Western and regional states.

The unrest, which took in terrorist groups from across Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, has transpired as one of the bloodiest conflicts in recent history.

As the foreign-backed insurgency in Syria continues without an end in sight, the US government has boosted its political and military support to Takfiri extremists.

Grand Ayatollah Alavi Gorgani's Statement Addressing the People of Egypt

I would like to advise all dear Egyptian people from all sects and religions to resolve present conflicts by adhering to Almighty Allah’s words in the Holy Quran.

“And if two parties of the believers quarrel, make peace between them…” (Holy Quran: Surah Al-Hujuraat)

To: Vigilant Muslim People of Egypt, the Great Country with Ancient Civilization!

Assalaamu alaikum!

As you all know, critical events are going on in your beloved country that is a part of the whole body of dear Islam.

Sworn enemies of Islam and Muslims are fanning the fire of conflicts to make divisions among you valiant people of Egypt, and thereby rule over your country through their interference and achieve their Zionistic and arrogant intentions.

I would like to advise all dear Egyptian people from all sects and religions to resolve present conflicts by adhering to Almighty Allah’s words in the Holy Quran.

I further urge dignitaries of all parties and groups to gather round and solve the existing problems through exchange of views in order to prevent bloodshed and massacres among Muslim brothers.

I pray to Allah to grant success to all those who make efforts to settle disputes in your country.